Arjun Tendulkar wreaked havoc, first became the opener, then took so many wickets

Sanjeev Kumar

khelja|29-11-2025

Arjun Tendulkar wreaked havoc in bowling. (Photo- PTI)

An amazing performance was seen from Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun Tendulkar in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26. He played an important role in the Goa team against Chandigarh. In this T20 match played at Kolkata Eden Gardens, despite losing the toss, Goa, batting first, scored 173 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, the entire Chandigarh team was reduced to just 121 runs in 19 overs. Arjun Tendulkar's powerful bowling destroyed Chandigarh's batting.

Arjun Tendulkar opened

After winning the toss, the Chandigarh captain decided to bowl first, which seemed right in the beginning, but the Goa batsmen gradually gained momentum. During this, Arjun Tendulkar, while opening, played an inning of 14 runs in 9 balls, which also included 3 fours. But due to a mistake he was run out. However, Lalit Yadav played a strong innings and scored unbeaten 82 runs facing 49 balls. During this, he hit 6 fours and 4 sixes. Due to which Goa team was successful in scoring 173 runs.

wreaked havoc in bowling

Chandigarh's innings, while chasing the target, completely faltered. Arjun Tendulkar showed wonders in his four over spell. He showed the way to the pavilion to two star players of Chandigarh in the power play itself. Arjun Tendulkar spent only 5 runs in his first 2 overs and took 2 wickets. After this, he took 1 more wicket while spending only 12 runs in the remaining 2 overs. That is, he took a total of 3 wickets for 17 runs in 4 overs, due to which the Chandigarh team was all out after scoring 121 runs in 19 overs.

Will be seen in IPL 2026 also

Arjun Tendulkar will be seen playing for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) team in IPL 2026. He has been traded by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) to Mumbai Indians (MI) for Rs 30 lakh. This season is going to be very important for Arjun Tendulkar. For the first time, he will play for a team other than Mumbai Indians.